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Scofield Leads RPI to Liberty League Title

from press release

TROY, N.Y. – Junior Rachel Scofield
notched a game-high seven points to lead the 18th-ranked Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's lacrosse team to a, 14-5,
victory over St. Lawrence University, in the Liberty League
Championship game at Renwyck Field. With the win, the Engineers
improve to 14-3 overall and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA
Tournament. The Saints conclude their season at 12-6.

Scofield (Albany, NY/South Colonie) earned tournament Most
Outstanding Player honors after picking up a combined 10 points in
the two contests, including seven (4 goals, 3 assists) in the title
game.

Setting up sophomore Lauren Miller (North Andover, MA/North
Andover) for the game's first tally, Scofield recorded her 23rd
assist of the year, which set a new single-season record,
previously held by Nikki Hebert '99.

The Saints answered at 11:40 of the first half, as senior
Stephanie O'Rourke (Marcellus, NY/Marcellus) took a feed from
junior Carly VanTassel (Adams Center, NY/South Jefferson) and beat
RPI senior netminder Allie Arnal (Lakewood, NY/Phillips Exeter
Academy) for her 24th of the year.

Rensselaer finished the half on a 6-2 run, which included two
goals in the final 1:34, for a 7-3 lead at the break. Rensselaer
possessed a narrow 15-12 edge in shots in the first half, but won
eight of 11 draw controls.

The Engineers continued their scoring run in the second half,
picking up five in a row to kick off the stanza. Senior Shannon
Maguire (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) netted both of her goals on the day
during the stretch, which saw the hosts open up a 12-3 lead.

Senior Brigid Hurley (Penfield, NY/Penfield) put an end to the
RPI scoring run with her second of the game and 61st of the season,
with 13:03 left in the game. Scofield and sophomore Jamie Wakefield
(Windsor, CT/Windsor) then scored back-to-back tallies, before
Saints' senior Joey Kelley (Shoreham, VT/Middlebury Union) capped
the scoring with her 12th on the year.

Arnal (14-3) picked up the win between the pipes for RPI, coming
up just one save shy of her career-high, with 12. St. Lawrence
sophomore Adden Cunningham (Pittsford, NY/Our Lady of Mercy)
stopped four shots at the other end of the field, before giving way
to freshman Greta White (Concord, MA/Conrcord Carlisle Regional),
who had one save.